2016 Voting News Stories
Tribal plaintiffs in voting rights suit to be given award from state (Reno Gazette-Journal) 11/18/16
First voting on Paiute reservation inspires big turnout (Reno Gazette-Journal) 11/8/16
US DOJ sending election observers to 2 Nevada counties (Santa Maria Times) 11/7/16
#NoDAPL has momentum, but will it drive Native Americans to vote? (KBIA) 11/3/16
Voting from a Native American reservation is much harder than it should be (Vox) 10/28/16
Nevada elections chief refuses to accommodate Native Americans who have to drive 200 miles to vote (ThinkProgress) 10/27/16
State denies early voting request from nine tribes (Reno Gazette-Journal) 10/26/16
Nevada tribes seek $117K in legal costs in voting suit (Elko Daily Press) 10/25/16
Judges suggest ‘ballot harvesting’ law may discriminate against Latinos, Native Americans (Arizona Capitol Times) 10/19/16
County complies with federal ruling, adds tribal polling site (Reno-Gazette Journal) 10/12/16
Judge rules partially in favor of tribes in federal suit (Reno-Gazette Journal) 10/7/16
Ruling expected in tribal voter disenfranchisement lawsuit by Friday (Reno-Gazette Journal) 10/4/16
Court date set for Native American voter disenfranchisement suit (Reno-Gazette Journal) 9/21/16
Affidavit allowed for North Dakota voters lacking ID (Seattle Pi) 9/21/16
Navajos ask federal judge to restore polling places in Utah (WGEM) 9/21/16
Paiutes sue State over voting rights (The Nevada Sagebrush) 9/20/16
When it comes to equal voting access, Native American communities still face obstacles (KJZZ) 9/15/16
The painstaking work of translating Alaska's ballot into Native languages (Alaska Dispatch News) 9/11/16
How Guam may impact Hawaii: race-based voting deja vu (Hawai'i Free Press) 9/10/16
Nevada tribes: Polls access violates voting rights (Post Register) 9/8/16
Court denies appeal in election case [Keli'i Akina v. State of Hawaii] (The Maui News) 8/30/16
Newly enacted Native language voting provisions rolled out at polls in August Alaska primary (Alaska Dispatch News) 8/28/16
Native Americans still fight for voting equality (AZ Capitol Times) 8/25/16
Western Native group advocates for legislative action (Billings Gazette) 8/12/16
N.D. decision highlights failure to protect Native voting rights (Indian Country Today) 8/11/16
Huge victory for tribes: federal courts overturn voter ID laws (Indian Country Today) 8/4/16
Spirit Lake Nation celebrates voter ID ruling (Grand Forks Herald) 8/3/16
Attorney for Native Americans challenging North Dakota voter ID law says Texas ruling 'enhances our case' (Grand Forks Herald) 7/22/16
Appeals Court strikes down Texas voter ID law that's similar to North Dakota's (Say Anything) 7/20/16
How a Utah county silenced Native American voters (Durango Herald) 7/4/16
Group asks judge to block ND Voter ID law (KFGO) 6/21/16
Fed appeals court considers if Hawaiian election case moot (Native Times) 6/19/16
How a Utah county silenced Native American voters — and how Navajos are fighting back (High Country News) 6/13/16
Native Americans move to frontlines in battle over voting rights (Philly) 5/31/16
Utah county defends mail-in voting against Navajo lawsuit (Albuquerque Journal) 4/18/16
Will Natives get a fair chance to vote in 2016? Not according to many lawsuits (New America Media) 3/11/16
Navajo Nation wins decision over voting districts in Utah county (Indianz) 2/26/16
Mark Trahant: Bernie Sanders campaign starts Indian policy group (Indianz) 2/5/16
Secretary of state files motion to dismiss voter ID lawsuit (Washington Times) 2/3/16
North Dakota tribal members sue state over voter ID (Stanford Advocate) 1/21/16
Mark Trahant: A guide to the 2016 elections for Indian Country (Indianz) 1/11/16
